Cushioning-roller for car-fenders.



PATBNTEDMAR. 2(4), 1906..

B. LEV. GUSHIONING ROLLER FOR GAR FLNDLRS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 18, 1904. RENEWED AUG. 18, 1905.

IN VEN TOR.

'M @QN l:

ATTORNEK WML- www.

Wl TNESSES:

UNITEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' BENJAMIN LEV, `OE CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOE To ECLIPSE RAILWAY SUPPLY Co., or KANSAS CIrY, MISSOURI, A COE-` PORATION OF DELAWARE.

ousHloNlNG-ROLLERFOR oAR-fFeNnans.

Specicaton of lInetters Patent.

Patented March 20, 1906.

` Application filed July 18, 1904. Renewed August 18,1905. Serial No. 274,812. l Y

- {Il-'I0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN LEV, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseul Improvements in Cushioning-Roll'ers for Car- Fenders; and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description` of the invention, which'will enable others skilled in the art toy which it appertains to make andl use the same.

My invention relates to a front cushioningroller for car-fenders; and the invention con'- sists in a roller constructed, arranged, and.

adapted to o erate substantially as shown and describe and particularly pointed out in the claims. 1

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation'of a roller embodying my improvements with the middle portion broken out, and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation of the parts at one end of the roller in assembling position.

As thus shown, I provide a roller which is adapted to be put together and taken apart without destroying any of the arts and by any one who is not especially s lled in this art and in which the cushioning-'tube of rubber may be conveniently replaced if injured, and the end bearings or roller-supports are such as to protect the rubber tublng from contact with `the street. f

To these several ends the invention comprises a centralshaft A, threaded at one end and smooth at the other, and a preferably rubber cushioning-tube B of suitable quality and weight and locked at its ends and adapted to be stretched, as Will n ow appear. Thus assuming that the device is tobe assembled and the tube secured in place, as suggested in Fig. 2, I provide a collar C, which 1s secured by a set-screw c upon the shaft A-at a suitable distance from its end, and abutting against this collar is exterior-threaded sleeve D, which loosely encircles shaft A. The said sleeve has an octagonal or hexagonal or like head d, adapting it to be engaged by wrench,

and about said sleeve D is a substantially cup-shaped collar F, which is contracted inits outer and smaller portion and threaded to engage on sleeve D, and in use it does so engage and serve as a substantially wedge- "shaped annular member for locking the said tube B at its ends within and against the inner annular surface g of the head Gc The ksaid head also is cup-shaped and contracted in its outer portion, with an inwardly-extending bottom or ilange g all around engaged about its inner edge'by head d on sleeve D. Annular bearing ribs or beads .q2-one or more-.are formed on heads G totake the possible surface contact when' the roller for any reason runs on the surface of the street and which protects tube B. A pin J, fixed in head G, enters a hole in the bottom of collar F and prevents saidcollar Jfrom rotating except as'hea'd G is rotated also. that when the end of'tube B is inserted in .head G its full depth, as in Fig. l, and collar F is drawn up against it by turning sleeve D the said tube is iirmly gripped and held between said collar and head. It will be seen also that there is something of a wedging effeet between the collar F, with its tapered exterior, and the internal taper of head G, and the said head has annular ribs or projections It follows and prevent its possible pulling out` At the other end the shaft A is externally threaded and engaged by a sleeve II, which is both internally and externally threaded-that is, its outer portion is externallythreaded for engagement by collar F and its inner portion is Internally threaded for engagement with shaft A-so that the sleeve I-I operates, essentially, as a nut on said shaft and can be turned by means of a wrench engagedupon its outer end, and thus effect the stretching of tube B as tightly as may be needed. N ow assuming that the other end of the roller has been coupled up and the parts secured,.as seen in Fig. 1, the sleeve His rotated, and the shaft A rotates with it in the iirst place and untilthe collar F is drawn tight within head G at this end-the left relatively, as seen'in Fig. l-wherein the said collar has reached the limit of itsmovement andis iirmly pressed against the inside ofthe rubber tube, and the said tube is locked in the grip of the head and collar. -When ,this occurs, -rotation of the said collar ceases, because it can go no farand shaft A held from rotation at the other end by some suitable means it causes a vroo Q nages stretching pull upon the entire length of the tube B and stretches the tube as much as may be needed to make it firm at all points. Both the said heads Gr are so mounted that if there be independent rotation the tendency is to further stretch and tighten the tube B in place, but lock-nut N prevents this.

The foregoing construction provides a convenient knockdown roller which is easilT repaired and is exceptionally safe and serviceable.

What I claim is- 1. A cushioning-roller for car-fenders, having substantially cup-shaped heads and tapered collars to engage within the roller-tube and lock the ends of the tube in said heads, substantially as described.

2. A cushioning-roller for car-fenders, comprising a central shaft and a flexible tube, heads inclosing the ends of the tube and tapered collars within the tube pressing the ends thereof against said heads, substantially as described.

3. In car-fenders, a cushioning-roller comprising a iieXible tube, a substantially cupshaped head at each end within which the,

ends of the tube are confined, tapered collars ressing the ends of the tube against saideads, and sleeves on said shaft having threaded engagement with said collars, substantially as described.

4. A cushioning-roller for car-fenders comprising a shaft and an externally-threadcd sleeve on each end thereof, a tapered collar threaded on each of said sleeves and substantially cup-shaped heads at each end for confining the ends of the roller-tube and rotarily connected with said collars, substantially as described.

5. The central shaft and the externallythreaded sleeves thereon, one of said sleeves having threaded engagement with the shaft, and both sleeves provided with heads at their outer ends, confining-heads for the ends of the roller-tube, collars engaged on the threads of said sleeves and fixed rotarily to said heads, and the roller-tube locked between the interior of said heads and the exterior of said collars, the said shaft being provided with a fixed stop for the inner end of one of said sleeves, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN LEV.

Witnesses:

R, B. MOSER, C. A. SELL. 

